Day 9 & 10 In A Flash

Starting location: Clarkston, Mich.
Notable stops: Comerica Park, terrible Detroit construction; Great Lakes Brewing Co., Cleveland, Ohio; Jacobs/Progressive Field
Ending location: Rocky River, Ohio

Miles driven: 215 miles
Time spent in vehicle: 6 hours

States driven through: 2 (Michigan, Ohio)
CDs listened to: 3
Game results: Indians beat Tigers, 8-2; Indians beat Twins, 1-0

History Watch: We might have seen the shortest baseball game of our lives Tuesday night. C.C. Sabathia's complete-game, five-hit shutout of the Twins took approximately 2 hours, 6 minutes. Like a bad summer blockbuster, this one was over quick and didn't contain much drama. The Indians scored one in the first inning, and that ended that.

Amazing Americana Moment of the Day: We walked outside our hotel to head to Detroit's Comerica Park, when I spotted this beautiful piece of auto trash talk.


I was surprised this guy didn't have a giant 'Ohio State Buckeyes' bumper sticker on his car. My guess is he works at Michigan despite his true Ohio allegiances, or just really, really hates the Wolverines. Either way, it's genius.

The Details: Tonight we're staying near Cleveland with my dad's cousin, Ellen, and her husband, Rick. Their son is a brewmaster at the Great Lakes Brewing Co. in Cleveland, a fantastic brewery and restaurant that we ate at tonight. Look around for it in stores or restaurants if you live in the Midwest -- this place distributes all over. Especially pick up some 'Rye of the Tiger' if you see it -- it's an original brew by my second cousin, and its quite unique and quite delicious.

We're heading to Pittsburgh for a night game Wednesday, then driving overnight in time to catch a matinée at Wrigley Field to conclude our trip. If we don't get up a post about our time in Detroit and Cleveland by tomorrow morning, keep checking back over the next week or so for updated posts. We'll have a full rundown of the final third of our journey, as well as quite a few posts with our final reflections and evaluations of the cities and parks we saw along the way.

Thanks for reading!